[Bug 1655135] [NEW] support of laptop: Dell Inspiron 3179 (keyboard problem)

[Andrej A Antonov]

Public bug reported:

problems with keyboard of laptop "Dell Inspiron 3179"

for four keys: Home, End, PgUp, PgDn. (all others keyboard-keys -- works
good).

this keys -- only sends key-press events , but not sends key-release
events.

(see https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-certification/+question/406544
)


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this problem was solved -- via creating hwdb-file ( /etc/udev/hwdb.d/95
-custom-keyboard.hwdb ):

    # Dell Inspiron 3179
    evdev:atkbd:dmi:bvn*:bvr*:bd*:svnDell*:pnInspiron*3179:pvr*
     KEYBOARD_KEY_c7=!home
     KEYBOARD_KEY_cf=!end
     KEYBOARD_KEY_c9=!pageup
     KEYBOARD_KEY_d1=!pagedown

(and hwdb re-index: sudo udevadm hwdb --update ; ... ; sudo udevadm
trigger )


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thank you in advance!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: udev 231-9git1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Jan  9 22:49:32 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-09 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3179
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-32-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=499d474c-0f1e-484e-b0d0-9383520475db ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: systemd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.0.3
dmi.board.name: 0WG9Y2
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.3:bd08/31/2016:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3179:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0WG9Y2:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3179
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety

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Title:
  support of laptop: Dell Inspiron 3179 (keyboard problem)

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  problems with keyboard of laptop "Dell Inspiron 3179"

  for four keys: Home, End, PgUp, PgDn. (all others keyboard-keys --
  works good).

  this keys -- only sends key-press events , but not sends key-release
  events.

  (see https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-
  certification/+question/406544 )


  --------------------------------------------------


  this problem was solved -- via creating hwdb-file (
  /etc/udev/hwdb.d/95-custom-keyboard.hwdb ):

      # Dell Inspiron 3179
      evdev:atkbd:dmi:bvn*:bvr*:bd*:svnDell*:pnInspiron*3179:pvr*
       KEYBOARD_KEY_c7=!home
       KEYBOARD_KEY_cf=!end
       KEYBOARD_KEY_c9=!pageup
       KEYBOARD_KEY_d1=!pagedown

  (and hwdb re-index: sudo udevadm hwdb --update ; ... ; sudo udevadm
  trigger )


  --------------------------------------------------

  thank you in advance!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: udev 231-9git1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-generic 4.8.11
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Jan  9 22:49:32 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-09 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3179
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-32-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=499d474c-0f1e-484e-b0d0-9383520475db ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: systemd
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2016
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 1.0.3
  dmi.board.name: 0WG9Y2
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.3:bd08/31/2016:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3179:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0WG9Y2:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3179
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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